Proussy
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Part of Condé-en-Normandie in Normandy, France
Proussy | |
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Part of Condé-en-Normandie | |
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Location of Proussy  | |
48°52′57″N 0°32′10″W / 48.8825°N 0.5361°W / 48.8825; -0.5361 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Vire |
| Canton | Condé-en-Normandie |
| Commune | Condé-en-Normandie |
| Area 1 | 12.64 km2 (4.88 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[1] | 388 |
| • Density | 31/km2 (80/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 14110 |
| Elevation | 82–256 m (269–840 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Proussy (French pronunciation: [pʁusi] ⓘ) is a former commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Condé-en-Normandie.[2]
In August 1944 as World War II was being fought, Proussy served as the location of Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery's tactical headquarters.[3]
The former commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande.[4]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1962 | 376 | — |
| 1968 | 384 | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 347 | −9.6% |
| 1982 | 358 | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 343 | −4.2% |
| 1999 | 353 | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 417 | +18.1% |
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